REED ABELSON and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
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Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals
A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.
Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly, a Private Equity Firm.
A new study finds that private equity firms own more than half of all specialists in certain U.S. markets.
Medicare Delays a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans
After intense lobbying by insurers, U.S. health officials say curbs aimed at overbilling by Medicare Advantage will be eased in over 3 years.
Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back.
The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.
U.S. Health Officials Seek New Curbs on Private Medicare Advantage Plans
Proposed regulations would crack down on misleading ads for the private plans and would enhance scrutiny of denials for coverage of medical care.
Private Medicare Plans Misled Customers Into Signing Up, Senate Report Says
The report by Senate Democrats points to widespread misbehavior by the plans and the marketing firms they hire.
How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for Billions: ‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’
By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court...
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